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Table 15 Download web address for customized initrd files and Driver Kit images (continued)
Download address
Architecture
Operating system
Then download and install this customized initrd file for the RAID driver:
ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softlib2/software1/pubsw-linux/p1298666825/v78500
Not required; see
“Copying SLES 10 SP4 or SLES 11 SP1 (KISO) into the
For systems
without RAID
SLES 11 SP1
Copy the KISO into the repository; see
“Copying SLES 10 SP4 or SLES 11 SP1
(KISO) into the repository” (page 54)
x86 system
configured for
RAID
1
Then download and install this customized initrd file for the RAID driver:
ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softlib2/software1/pubsw-linux/p776390032/v78164
Copy the KISO into the repository; see
“Copying SLES 10 SP4 or SLES 11 SP1
(KISO) into the repository” (page 54)
x86_64 system
configured for
RAID
1
Then download and install this customized initrd file for the RAID driver:
ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softlib2/software1/pubsw-linux/p503085154/v78285
ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softlib2/software1/pubsw-linux/p2020559235/v77039
x86
SLES 11 SP2
ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softlib2/software1/pubsw-linux/p1511602699/v77028
x86_64
1
For servers configured with an HP SmartArray B120i or B320i RAID controller that is enabled in the BIOS.
Before you can use Insight Control for Linux to install Linux on these servers, you must:
•
Download the files and place the customized, HP-provided initrd and the kernel into the
appropriate directories under /opt/repository/boot, overwriting the original initrd
supplied with the distribution of the corresponding Linux operating system.
For example, to download the initrd and kernel for a SLES 11 SP1 (x64) operating system,
the steps would resemble the following:
# mount options Image_name /mnt/
# cp /mnt/boot/x86_64/loader/initrd /opt/repository/boot/SLES11SP1-x64Boot/
# cp /mnt/boot/x86_64/loader/linux /opt/repository/boot/SLES11SP1-x64Boot/
•
Ensure that you have the correct SPP or PSP in the repository. For information on the supported
versions, see the HP Insight Control for Linux Support Matrix.
•
Specify a Kickstart or AutoYaST file derived from the templates specifically for the server from
the Insight Control for Linux Repository when installing the OS.
9.4 Installing RHEL on managed systems
This section describes the two methods for installing RHEL to one or more managed systems:
•
“Installing RHEL using an unattended method” (page 94)
•
“Installing RHEL interactively” (page 95)
9.4.1 Installing RHEL using an unattended method
An unattended RHEL installation uses an ASCII format configuration file called the Kickstart
installation configuration file. This file provides responses to the installation process and eliminates
the need for you to manually enter your responses. For more information about installation
configuration files, see
Follow the generic Linux OS installation procedure in
to launch an unattended
RHEL Kickstart installation.
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